A Dog's Purpose

Book Title: A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron

Topic: Dogs

Thoughts: So far this is one of my top 5 books that I have read this school year, and, yes, I have read more than five!  I have read more books this year than I have students in my classroom. 

Cameron tells the story through the eyes of a dog who keeps being reborn until he figures out what his purpose in life is.  Bailey experiences life as a stray mutt, a German Shepard, a golden retriever, and a black lab.  I am not as fond of our current dog as my husband and children are because she cannot replace our past dog, but as I read A Dog’s Purpose, I called her over to the couch where I sat nestled up reading and pet her through the entire book. 

This book made me laugh, cry, and feel guilty about how I ignore my current dog.  I hope my last dog continues to be reborn to find me and fulfill its own purpose. 

I cried at the end of Marley& Me, but I shed several tears as I read this book and am getting teary-eyed remembering my past dogs whom I have had the joy to love.